"serial position effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: serial position effects [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Hermann Ebbinghaus|nobycat=1}} Coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus Head templates: {{en-noun}} serial position effect (plural serial position effects)
  1. (psychology) The tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst. Categories (topical): Biases, Psychology Related terms: recency effect, primacy effect
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